Combination game board and score counter



Dec. 11, 1928. 1,694,965

J. B. BUCKLEY COMBINATION GAME BOARD AND SCORE COUNTER Filed Feb. 20,1928 FF'I W IOCD"1 Patented Dec. 11, 1 928.

JOSEPH B. BUCKLEY, F DETROIT, MICHIGAN.

COMBINATION GAME BOARD AND SCORE COUNTER.

' Application filed February 20, 1928.

This invention relates to new and useful improvements in games andparticularly to game-boards.

One object of the present invention is to 5 provide a device of thischaracter which may be used to play a game, or may be used to keep arecord of the plays, and the scores, of the opposing teams, whenwatching the actual game, or while listening to the game as broadcastover the radio. 7

Another object is to provide a device of this character by means ofwhich a game may be played, and at the same time, each player may keephis own score.

Other objects and advantages will be apparent from the followingdescription when taken in connection with the accompanying drawing.

In the drawing:

Figure 1 is a planview of the combined game-board and score keeper.

Figure 2 is an enlarged vertical sectional detail view on the line 22 ofFigure 1.

Referring particularly to the accompanying drawing, 10 represents aboard, which forms the base of the device, the same being provided withpairs of slots 11, through which are adapted to be passed the ends ofstrips of paper, or the like, 12, having thereon the 30 names of theopposing teams of the game. Mounted on the board, adjacent one endthereof, is a disk 13, on which are printed the circular series of marks14, representing yards, as in the game of football. The said marks arenumbered from points adjacent the lower edge of the disk, beginning with1, and proceeding around the disk, in opposite directions, toward theupper edge thereof, where such numbering terminates at 50. The disk isheld against rotation by the central pin 15, and the pin 16, which isdisposed through a projection 17, on the lower edge portion of the disk,and through the base board 10. On the central pin is mounted anindicating hand 18, having an arrow 19 on one end for traversing themarks on the edge of the disk. Disposed behind the disk 13, aresimilarly shaped disks 20 and 21, said disks being held against rotationby the pins 15 and 16. Mounted on the central pin, between the disk 13and the disk 20, is an arm 22 which projects beyond the edge of the disk13, and is marked 10 yards, the said projecting end portion of the armbeing of a width equal to ten of the marks on the disk 13, representingten yards. Mounted on the Serial No. 255,788.

pin 15, between the disks 20 and 21, is an arm 23, the outer end ofwhich projects beyond the periphery of the disk 13 and is marked Homescore. Asin'iilar arm 24 is mounted on the pin 15, between the disk 21and the base-board, and projects beyond the periphery of the disk .13.It will be noted that the arm projects beyond the right-hand side of thedisk 13, while the arm 24- piojects beyon d the left-ha 11d sidethereof, said arm 24 having its projecting end marked Visitors score".This arrangement of the arms between the disks, serves to preventinterference of the arms, when they are swung around on the centralpivot pin 15, each arn'i being readily mova le around the disk. The zeropoints on the d sk 13 are marked, respectively Visigoal and Home goal.

acent the other end of the base-board there is mounted a spinner 2Ewhich is adapted to traverse a dial 26, having legends printed thereon,representing gains or losses, in yards, and scoring plays in the game.

In the use of the device as a game, one of the two players takes theboard, and after having set the arms 22 and 24 at the respective zeropoints of the disk 13, the pointer 18 so that its arrow 19 registerswith the 50" on said disk, and the outer end of the arm 23 set so thatits left-hand edge registers with 50, and the right-hand edge registerswith the $0 of the disk, he rotates the spinner 25. hould the spinnerstop on the space of the disk 26, marked 155 yd. gain, he moves the hand18 so that the arrow 19 points to the mark fifteen points, to the rightof the 50, which would be thirty-tive The player has four spins of thespinner 25, representing the four downs in the game of football, andeach time that the spinner stops, the player moves the hand 18 to theright, for gains, and toward the left, for losses. If the hand 18 isadvance up to, or beyond the edge of the arm 22, which lies on the 4:0,such arm is moved to the same mark on which the pointer 18 lies, and theboard is yielded to the other player. At the same time, the previousplayor moves his score arm around the disk 13 to the proper markindicating the points scored during his play. When, however, a touchdownor a field goal is made by a player, by means of the spinner 25, theindicating arms, except for the score arms 23 and 24, are reset to theiroriginal positions at the beginning of the play. The other play erproceeds in the same manneas the first player, by moving the hand 18 inaccordance with the gains or losses shown on the dia 26, ot' thespinner, in his tour doi'ns. This is continued until one of the playershas moved the hand 18 around to the zero or goal point on the disk, orhas scored fort (to) points.

The device is also adapted to be used for keeping the score of a gamebeing watched, or listened to over the radio. The watcher or listenersets the arms as in playing the game, and places the arm to the right orleft the "50". according to the d it side which h: the ball. He thenmoves the hand 18 as the plays are seen or given by the announcer overthe radio.

it will, of course, be understood that while I have illustrated thegame-board as adapted tor playing or keeping the score oil? a footballgame, the board ma be used for other games by slight modifications inthe markings on the dials and indicating arms and hands.

What is claimed is:

1. Acombined game-board and score-kee er comprising a base, a dial fixedon the base hating duplicate marks ranging therearound representing inone instance yards of gain and loss of the players and in the oil orinstance as points scored in the game by the players, an indicat adaptedto be moved around the dial in accordance with the readings of a spinneror the like, and separate indicators for the players movable around theperiphery of the dial in connection with said marks when used as gamepoints.

A combined game-board and scorekee r comprising a base, a dial liXed onthe base and having marks indicating gains and losses of the playersranging around the dial in opposite directions from a given point, anindi rating hand mounted for traversing the dial marks in one directionfor one player nd in the other direction tor the other playi', anindicator for norem ut around the periphci oi the dial in eitherdirection from said giren point, and independent indi 'ators movablearoui: l th J jl ll')l1'l oi: the

dial at opposite slcs of aid given point tor recording the points scoredby the players.

A combincd game-board and score er comprising a base, a dial on the baseh, ring play indicating marks ranging therearound in opposit directionsi'ro a given point for the players, an indicator arranged to be movedarom the dial in either direction for indicating gains and loss s of theplayers, a second indicrti'ir nioiabie around 'he dial in one directionfor recording the ains ant iosscs oi. one i ila ier, and mo table in theother direction for recording the gains and losses of the other player,and separate indicators for the players movable around the periphery ofthe dial for recording the scores of the players.

In testimony whereof, I afiix my signature.

JOSEPH B. BUCKLEY.

